Promoting Drag Racing - Page 2

will prater · 02-19-2010, 09:59 AM

I think the use of enclosed trailers has lessened the effect of natural advertising for the tracks. I can remember seeing cars on trailers and trucks in town, at resturants and on the highways around town and knew something was going on at the drag strip. Similar effect as the car shows only mobile.

68camaroSS · 02-19-2010, 12:13 PM

Although I am a die hard racer and race fan and support what is said 100%, I would like touch on an issue that is often overlooked in a discussion as this, which is a big part of the equation. Many racers are not viewing the races from purely the occasional spectators point of view. There are several factors, but I will only mention a couple. It has become a sport they cannot identify with. Secondly, it requires preminum time they may not be willing to regularily invest. Even going to a local race, you get to the races early afternoon, and if you go rounds, you will be there until 11-12 pm at night. Then if you have to drive a distance back home, by the time you get home, it is the wee hours of the morning. This puts a damper on the average racer trying to get friends or family to go with them; for many, it is too far and too many hours at the track to want to go. A loyal race fan is more than happy to devote this time, the average fan will probably not do so on a regular basis and want to do other things on their weekends. Even for local spectators it makes for a long night if you stay for the duration, especially if they bring their kids, and they need to be home before it gets real late. Then a lot of time is spent sitting around waiting. Spectators want to see constant racing action, not 30 minutes of down time between rounds, or unnecessay delays, when this happens they will get bored and leave. Much could be done to expedite the local racing program from unnecessary delays. Also, its hard for me to believe, but some people actually don't like all the noise and smoke for an extended period of time. A lot of the excitement of the "old days" is gone, that match racing and grudge racing from touring professionals brought to the program, that sparked outside interest and drew people to the track with slick radio advertising. Today, if you don't have a huge interest or connection in racing to begin with, the time, expense, and emotion investment required can be a major obstacle in developing new interest. Just a different persperctive...

Nitro Joe Jackson · 02-20-2010, 09:03 PM

Enter Danica into SS & Stock, the way ESPN has dip to their low standards to cover a bottom feeder 3 laps down, 31st place car today you thought she won, telling you, put her into Go Daddy SS/Stk eliminator car and it will show every round before T/F on TV, lol

Least when Ashley Force came into drag racing (and BTW ESPN pushed her down our throats too) she did win rounds and a race.

Yikes, I forgot ESPN tried it in Pro Stock racing also, Erica, lol
That didn't work either

02-19-2010, 09:59 AM	#11
will prater Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carthage, MO Posts: 108 Likes: 2 Liked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Promoting Drag Racing I think the use of enclosed trailers has lessened the effect of natural advertising for the tracks. I can remember seeing cars on trailers and trucks in town, at resturants and on the highways around town and knew something was going on at the drag strip. Similar effect as the car shows only mobile.

02-19-2010, 12:13 PM	#12
68camaroSS Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: columbia TN Posts: 88 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Promoting Drag Racing Although I am a die hard racer and race fan and support what is said 100%, I would like touch on an issue that is often overlooked in a discussion as this, which is a big part of the equation. Many racers are not viewing the races from purely the occasional spectators point of view. There are several factors, but I will only mention a couple. It has become a sport they cannot identify with. Secondly, it requires preminum time they may not be willing to regularily invest. Even going to a local race, you get to the races early afternoon, and if you go rounds, you will be there until 11-12 pm at night. Then if you have to drive a distance back home, by the time you get home, it is the wee hours of the morning. This puts a damper on the average racer trying to get friends or family to go with them; for many, it is too far and too many hours at the track to want to go. A loyal race fan is more than happy to devote this time, the average fan will probably not do so on a regular basis and want to do other things on their weekends. Even for local spectators it makes for a long night if you stay for the duration, especially if they bring their kids, and they need to be home before it gets real late. Then a lot of time is spent sitting around waiting. Spectators want to see constant racing action, not 30 minutes of down time between rounds, or unnecessay delays, when this happens they will get bored and leave. Much could be done to expedite the local racing program from unnecessary delays. Also, its hard for me to believe, but some people actually don't like all the noise and smoke for an extended period of time. A lot of the excitement of the "old days" is gone, that match racing and grudge racing from touring professionals brought to the program, that sparked outside interest and drew people to the track with slick radio advertising. Today, if you don't have a huge interest or connection in racing to begin with, the time, expense, and emotion investment required can be a major obstacle in developing new interest. Just a different persperctive... Last edited by 68camaroSS; 02-19-2010 at 02:49 PM.

02-20-2010, 09:03 PM	#13
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 58 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Promoting Drag Racing Enter Danica into SS & Stock, the way ESPN has dip to their low standards to cover a bottom feeder 3 laps down, 31st place car today you thought she won, telling you, put her into Go Daddy SS/Stk eliminator car and it will show every round before T/F on TV, lol Least when Ashley Force came into drag racing (and BTW ESPN pushed her down our throats too) she did win rounds and a race. Yikes, I forgot ESPN tried it in Pro Stock racing also, Erica, lol That didn't work either __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com